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Problem Solving Books
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How to Solve It: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method (Princeton Science Library)
by (shelved 98 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,283 ratings — published 1944
Problem Solving 101: A Simple Book for Smart People (Hardcover)
by (shelved 76 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,090 ratings — published 2007
Bulletproof Problem Solving: The One Skill That Changes Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 54 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,078 ratings — published
Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,981 ratings — published 2008
Cracked it! How to solve big problems and sell solutions like top strategy consultants (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 38 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.21 — 548 ratings — published
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.14 — 7,618 ratings — published 2020
The Art and Craft of Problem Solving (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.60 — 277 ratings — published 1999
The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.96 — 15,848 ratings — published 2008
What Do You Do With a Problem? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.38 — 6,350 ratings — published 2016
Stuck (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.23 — 11,608 ratings — published 2011
The Thinker's Toolkit: 14 Powerful Techniques for Problem Solving (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.92 — 525 ratings — published 1995
What's Your Problem?: To Solve Your Toughest Problems, Change the Problems You Solve (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.23 — 681 ratings — published 2020
Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.17 — 5,394 ratings — published 2020
Are Your Lights On?: How to Figure Out What the Problem Really Is (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.98 — 1,102 ratings — published 1982
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.18 — 23,742 ratings — published 2016
The Minto Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing, Thinking, & Problem Solving (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,788 ratings — published 1987
Problem-Solving Strategies (Problem Books in Mathematics)
by (shelved 21 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.47 — 180 ratings — published 1997
The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.97 — 30,928 ratings — published 1997
Think Like a Programmer: An Introduction to Creative Problem Solving (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.86 — 596 ratings — published 2012
The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts (Audiobook)
by (shelved 17 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.07 — 10,813 ratings — published 2018
Accidental Genius: Revolutionize Your Thinking Through Private Writing (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,197 ratings — published 2000
Perfectly Percy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.84 — 606 ratings — published 2013
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.17 — 608,135 ratings — published 2011
Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,728,096 ratings — published 2021
The Art of Thinking Clearly (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.85 — 42,505 ratings — published 2011
The Art of Problem Solving, Volume 1: The Basics (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.36 — 252 ratings — published 2006
The Day the Crayons Quit (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.42 — 60,641 ratings — published 2013
Learning from the Future: Competitive Foresight Scenarios (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,061 ratings — published 1997
The Art of Problem Solving: Accompanied by Ackoff's Fables (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.94 — 161 ratings — published 1978
Fox Has a Problem (My First I Can Read)
by (shelved 13 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.29 — 517 ratings — published
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.12 — 35,763 ratings — published 2016
Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.96 — 18,515 ratings — published 2013
A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.95 — 6,599 ratings — published 2014
What! Cried Granny (Picture Puffins)
by (shelved 13 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.28 — 706 ratings — published 1998
Enemy Pie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.37 — 9,777 ratings — published 2000
Unfolding the Napkin: The Hands-On Method for Solving Complex Problems with Simple Pictures (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.04 — 966 ratings — published 2009
Swimmy (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.15 — 24,327 ratings — published 1963
Big Truck, Little Island (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.12 — 780 ratings — published 2022
Jabari Tries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,072 ratings — published 2020
Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.02 — 2,660 ratings — published 2019
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.82 — 24,671 ratings — published 2018
Lateral Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.76 — 4,843 ratings — published
Six Thinking Hats (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.71 — 13,836 ratings — published
The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.62 — 7,351 ratings — published 2011
The McKinsey Mind: Understanding and Implementing the Problem-Solving Tools and Management Techniques of the World's Top Strategic Consulting Firm (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.65 — 2,401 ratings — published 2001
The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,160 ratings — published 2021
How to Solve a Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion
by (shelved 10 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.11 — 797 ratings — published 2020
Two Problems for Sophia (The Sophia Books)
by (shelved 10 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 3.68 — 382 ratings — published 2018
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.04 — 76,945 ratings — published 2009
Solving Mathematical Problems: A Personal Perspective (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as problem-solving)
avg rating 4.19 — 279 ratings — published 2006
“As you yourself have said, what other explanation can there be?'
Poirot stared straight ahead of him. 'That is what I ask myself,' he said. 'That is what I never cease to ask myself.”
― Murder on the Orient Express
Poirot stared straight ahead of him. 'That is what I ask myself,' he said. 'That is what I never cease to ask myself.”
― Murder on the Orient Express
“Creating is no problem - problem solving is not creating.”
― The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life
― The Path of Least Resistance: Learning to Become the Creative Force in Your Own Life












